Court Reverses Asbestos Causation Testimony Exclusion, Directed Verdict

Mealey's (June 20, 2019, 1:49 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A trial improperly excluded expert testimony that a man’s 1966 bystander exposure to asbestos dust created by a floor tiling project could have caused his mesothelioma in granting the manufacturer directed verdict, a California appeals panel held June 19 (Robert T. Friedman, et al. v. American Biltrite Inc., No. B291411, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., 2019 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 4104)....

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